Gisele's Career Highlights (from NY mag) 20 JUL, 1980 Born in Três de Maio, Brazil, five minutes before twin sister, Patrícia 1994 Discovered by an Elite modeling scout 1995 Wins second place in Elite Look of the Year contest SEP 1996 Debuts at the spring Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, and Alexander McQueen shows in Milan and Paris AUG 1998 Featured on cover of British Vogue DEC 1998 Appears on cover of i-D 1999 Earns nickname “Boobs from Brazil” JAN 1999 Appears on cover of W MAY 1999 Featured on second cover of W AUG 1999 Appears on cover of Harper’s Bazaar AUG 1999 Appears on covers of British Vogue and French Vogue SEP 1999 Opens the spring Carolina Herrera and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York and Paris SEP 1999 Closes the spring Calvin Klein, Prada, and Valentino shows in New York, Milan, and Paris NOV 1999 Featured on the cover of Vogue DEC 1999 Wins VH1/Vogue Supermodel of the Year award 2000 Begins dating actor Leonardo DiCaprio 2000 Signs a contract with Victoria’s Secret Video» SEP 2000 Opens the spring Anna Sui show in New York FEB 2000 Closes the fall John Galliano and Valentino shows in Paris SEP 2000 Named “Most Beautiful Woman in the World” by Rolling Stone, also appears on the cover OCT 2000 Closes the spring Valentino show in Paris DEC 2000 Appears on the cover of British Arena 2001 Appears in the Pirelli calendar 2001 Officially retires from the catwalk FEB 2002 Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi MAR 2002 Changes her mind and returns to the runway, opening the fall Christian Dior show in Paris SEP 2002 Opens the spring Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana, Christian Dior, and Valentino shows in New York, Milan, and Paris SEP 2002 Closes the spring Valentino show in Paris 14 NOV, 2002 Ambushed on the Victoria’s Secret catwalk in New York by PETA activists waving “Gisele: Fur Scum” signs 2003 David Sims photographs Bündchen for the Balenciaga spring ad campaign 2003 Becomes the face of Christian Dior, photographed by Nick Knight 2003 Appears in television commercials for CrediCard Video» SEP 2003 Opens and closes the spring Marc Jacobs show in New York 2004 Appears in a Nivea commercial Video» FEB 2004 Opens and closes the fall Marc Jacobs show in New York MAR 2004 Opens the fall Christian Dior show in Paris 2004 Mario Testino photographs Bündchen for Valentino SEP 2004 Featured on the cover of Vogue, alongside Hana Soukupova, Liya Kebede, and other top models 8 OCT, 2004 Co-stars in the film Taxi as Vanessa, a bank robber, with Jimmy Fallon 2005 Ranks #1 on Forbes’s list of the “World’s Sexiest Supermodels” 2005 Chosen with Leonardo DiCaprio by People magazine as the “Most Beautiful Couple of the World” 2005 Renews contract with Valentino 2005 Breaks up with Leonardo DiCaprio 2005 Stars in St. John’s fall campaign, photographed by Mario Testino 2006 Becomes the sole face of Louis Vuitton, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott 2006 Face of Vogue eyewear campaign titled “Gisele Plays with Vogue” Video» 2006 Ranks #1 on E!’s World’s Sexiest Supermodels program 2006 Signs a deal with Victoria’s Secret for a reported $25 million 30 JUN, 2006 Appears in The Devil Wears Prada as a Vogue editor Video» JUL 2006 Linked briefly with surfer Kelly Slater JUL 2006 Signs fragrance contract with Dolce & Gabbana's latest scent, The One Video» DEC 2006 Linked briefly with actor Josh Hartnett 2007 Face of the new “Get a Mac” commercials Video» 2007 Turns down offer to co-host Project Runway with Heidi Klum JAN 2007 Starts dating New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady FEB 2007 Returns to the catwalk in Milan, opening the Dolce & Gabbana show in six-inch metal-spiked heels and metal corset MAR 2007 Launches a sandal collection called Ipanema Gisele Bündchen MAY 2007 Named by Time magazine as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” MAY 2007 Plans to launch lingerie line with H&M MAY 2007 Ends Victoria’s Secret relationship, reportedly due to a salary dispute JUL 2007 Sends Brady’s pregnant ex, Brigitte Moynahan, a gift basket of designer baby clothes JUL 2007 Befriends Bono; signs on to star in an upcoming U2 music video JUL 2007 Opens the 60th-Anniversary Christian Dior couture show in Paris Video» 12 JUL, 2007 Named the world’s highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $33 million in the past year AUG 2007 Reportedly signs on to act in the upcoming film Angels & Demons SEP 2007 Featured on the cover of Vanity Fair’s style issue, photographed by Mario Testino OCT 2007 Appears on the covers of French Vogue and British Harper's Bazaar 2008 Replaces Kate Moss and Catherine McNeil as the sole face of Versace, photographed by Mario Testino MAR 2008 Appears on the cover of British Harper's Bazaar APR 2008 Featured on the cover of Vogue alongside NBA superstar LeBron James for the annual shape issue Story» 30 APR, 2008 Named the world’s highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $35 million in the past year Story» JUL 2008 Featured on the cover of GQ, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin JUL 2008 Featured on the cover of V in tattered, assless shorts, photographed by Mario Testino 2008 Appears in Aquascutum fall ad campaign with Jamie Dornan AUG 2008 Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims SEP 2008 Featured on the covers of Spanish Vogue and Arena 15 OCT, 2008 Auctions off her jewelry collection to benefit a nonprofit organization that empowers African diamond-mining countries 2009 Returns as the face of Christian Dior, photographed by Craig McDean 26 FEB, 2009 Marries Tom Brady in Santa Monica, California Story» MAR 2009 Featured on the cover of Numéro, photographed by Greg Kadel MAY 2009 Featured in Forbes world's highest-paid models, making an estimated $25 million MAY 2009 Appears in two editorials for Vogue MAY 2009 Featured on the cover of V, photographed by Mario Testino JUN 2009 Featured on the cover of Japanese Numéro, photographed by Nino Munoz 2009 Nino Muñoz photographs Bundchen for the fall cover of Dansk 8 DEC, 2009 Gives birth to son Story» DEC 2009 Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel APR 2010 Featured on the cover of Vogue, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier MAY 2010 Featured on the cover of Korean Vogue, photographed by Nino Munoz 2010 Matt Jones photographs Bundchen for the summer cover of i-D 2010 Nino Munoz photographs Bundchen for the cover of Muse 2010 Models for Roberto Cavalli's 40th anniversary ad campaign SEP 2010 Featured on the cover of British Harper's Bazaar, photographed by Cedric Buchet OCT 2010 Makes runway appearance, closing the spring Balenciaga show in Paris DEC 2010 Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel 2011 Returns as the face of Balenciaga JAN 2011 Featured on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Mario Sorrenti FEB 2011 Featured on the cover of Chinese Vogue, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier